Bills’ Josh Allen Is Trusting God’s Plan: ‘God’s Placed Me Here for a Reason’

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The quarterback who has helped propel the Buffalo Bills to the top of the AFC with his arm and his legs says he’s trusting the plan God has for his life.

Josh Allen ranks 10th in the NFL with 256.1 passing yards per game and leads all quarterbacks with 270 rushing yards —a combination that makes him tough to defend for opponents who never know whether he’ll fire a pass downfield or tuck the ball and run. Allen’s nine rushing touchdowns are three times as many as any other quarterback has scored this season.

The Bills lead the AFC East and are in the hunt for their first Super Bowl title.

Allen broke Hall of Famer Jim Kelly’s franchise record on Nov. 1 when he threw his 259th career touchdown pass, counting both the regular season and playoffs. Kelly was the quarterback in the 1990s when Buffalo last played in a Super Bowl.

Allen acknowledged the milestone but credited the teammates who helped him reach it.

"It's not just me, right? There's a lot of guys that have put a lot of work into this that have helped me get to this spot right here, and I don’t take that for granted to be the quarterback for the Buffalo Bills.”

Allen then spoke about how his faith shapes his view of his role.

“And I said this in the interview after [the game], God's placed me here for a reason, and I am going to continue to trust His plan.”

Now in his ninth NFL season, the 6-foot-5 Allen is a four-time Pro Bowl selection and the 2024 NFL MVP. He has led Buffalo to seven straight playoff appearances, including two trips to the AFC Championship Game.

“That's the goal —to go out there and be the best quarterback that you can be, and to go out there and play good football,” he said. “And we've done that for quite some time now. We’ve got to continue to do that and find ways to be better and to get better.”

Allen says his debut in September 2018 still “feels like yesterday.”

“I remember the first play that we ran was a play called Superman. It doesn't feel like that long ago. But again, I guess time flies when you're having fun. I love this game. I love playing this game with my teammates. I am just going to continue to have as much fun as I can.”

Buffalo selected Allen in the first round of the 2018 draft out of the University of Wyoming, a program that draws less national attention than a powerhouse like Ohio State. Allen led the Cowboys to back-to-back bowl appearances and became the highest NFL draft pick in school history. He still follows the Cowboys closely. “They're playing really well in the conference right now —I think they're five and three,” he said.

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Michael Foust has covered the intersection of faith and news for 20 years. His stories have appeared in Baptist Press, Christianity Today, The Christian Post, the Leaf-Chronicle, the Toronto Star and the Knoxville News-Sentinel. 

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